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World's only economics & comedy festival returns November 6th-9th, 2025. Kilkenny, Ireland #kilkenomics https://t.co/rBqGRj05xY
Kilkenny, Ireland
Joined August 2010
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Here’s @andrewismaxwell discussing Irish knowledge of #Brexit on @BBCPolitics He’ll be joining us at #Kilkenomics next w-end to continue the Brexit conversation along with @davidmcw @acatherwoodnews @stephenkinsella @Aidan_Regan @DearbhailDibs @robertshrimsley @MehreenKhn & more.
“It’s just consternation, confusion…. we get all British TV, we get all British media, so we know Britain way more than Britain knows Ireland. It’s like a valve that flows in one direction.” @andrewismaxwell on Irish knowledge of #Brexit . #politicslive
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And that’s a wrap on Kilkenomics 2023! . Thanks to everyone who made this weekend so special! :) . #kilkenomics 📷: @Allenkiely
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The New World Order today in the Set Theatre. First event of the day off to a flying start!
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Absolutely brilliant analogy from @JamesGRickards: "Central Bankers are like arsonists with their own fire truck" 🚒 #kilkenomics
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Good morning everyone. We are happy to announce that after a three year pause, Kilkenomics is back! The 2022 programme is now live at and tickets are on sale! Looking forward to seeing you all in Kilkenny's medieval city from Nov 3 - 6.
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Bringing people together in person, in cozy environments in Kilkenny City to listen to and exchange ideas and have the craic is what we do. If we can't do it safely, we'll wait until we can. See you all in November, 2021.
Feels like a good day to hide bad news! @kilkenomics cancelled. Our vibe is social, craic, chatty, funny, human & being there in Kilkenny altogether, so we won't be going online as it wouldn't be our festival! Thanks to everyone for making it work, contributors like @paulkrugman.
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The end of the world as we know it? @davidmcw @katie_martin_fx @nntaleb @thedylanmoran and Vikas Nath . #KILKENOMICS2022
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Such a great start to the day here at #Kilkenomics with @davidmcw and @JeffDSachs images:@AlinaKisina
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What a great line up of speakers last night covering a wide variety of topics, and we're doing it all over again tonight, Saturday and Sunday! Not to be missed! Great pics by @AlinaKisina
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And we’re off with the fist show of the Tenth Kilkenomics Festival. Panel on climate change with @GuerillaEcon Cara Augustenborg, Bill Black, @MatinaStevis and @davidmcw with questions from Serdar Kearney Tekkanat and young people from Kilkenny and @kilkennycollege
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A packed house for @yanisvaroufakis in conversation with @davidmcw this evening. What a turnout! . #KILKENOMICS2022
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A few photos from last night at #Kilkenomics to brighten up a rainy day. Loads more shows ready for you over the coming days, check out the website to see the full programme of events - Images by @AlinaKisina
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Delighted to confirm Kilkenomics is not going anywhere. We're committed to Kilkenny and Ireland. Big news coming tomorrow. Stay tuned!.
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The excitement is building here in Kilkenny, getting ready for kick off with 3 sold out shows! Still some tickets left for our last two shows of the day!!
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After careful consideration, we've decided to park Kilkenomics for 2021 and instead return with our biggest and most fascinating festival yet in 2022. Sign up for updates at and we'll see you from November 3rd - 6th, 2022.
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We're talking Cryptocurrencies, Happiness, Sport, Millennials, Brexit and more Brexit. Lots more shows just released at Join us at the world's only festival of economics and comedy in Kilkenny, Ireland. Nov 8-11 @ancienteastIRL @LoveKilkenny.
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Box office is up and ready! . Office number is 056 7703485 for ticket enquiries. #KILKENNY2022
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Deirdre @PrudentiaMag shares that she was born 'Donald' which, apparently in Irish means 'world leader'. (Don't tell Trump!)
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What a packed day we have in store for you here in Kilkenny tomorrow. Topics ranging from Paradise Papers, white collar narcos, Russianomics, disruptors, Bitcoin, Australia and lots lots more! Rain won't dampen the spirit at Kilkenomics!!☔️☔️☔️
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Kilkenomics Night 2! #Kilkenomics. More wonderfully whacky & insightful panels kick off today at 11.30 am so grab your tickets while you can at .
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Cleere’s looking well last night - Getting ready for this evening when we’ll be joined by Ireland’s Startup experts @paulhayesman @realBobbyHealy @stephenkinsella @catriona_cahill with @colmoregan.#KILKENOMICS2022
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St. Canice’s Cathedral ready for the sold out discussion with @paulkrugman and @davidmcw at 2:30pm. #kilkenomics
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A big shoutout to all our staff and volunteers, without whom it would all be a little less fun! And thank you to @AlinaKisina for capturing all these wonderful images throughout the festival! See you all next year! #kilkenomics
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Next weekend it all kicks off! We will be covering topics from Brexit, the world in 2020, the end of the dollar, the ongoing housing crisis, trade wars, what’s next for China & of course America under Donald Trump and much more. Don't miss out, book here:
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Friends of @kilkenomics : we are live with our 1st batch of shows in Kilkenny from Nov 9-12.
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That, dear followers, is the end of #Kilkenomics 2016. A massive thank you to speakers and audiences who made it so very special.
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Why don’t we just print money?! @KonstantinKisin with Vikas Nath, @Marladukharan Katie Martin and @yanisvaroufakis in @LangtonsKK
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#Kilkenomics 2015 opens with @yanisvaroufakis on Nov 5th. Also @nntaleb @rorysutherland and @martinwolf_ Tickets http://t.co/Up23NdVs1s.
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It takes a lot to shock @Marladukharan but we're pretty sure @karlkingov managed to do so every time they shared a stage! @jennraffoul . Image: @AlinaKisina
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BREAKING: Kilkenomics announces two of the world's leading economists: @paulkrugman and Jeffrey Sachs : for special tenth edition. Book now at and make sure to go to www.visitkilkenny to plan your trip. More announcements to follow.
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Well that's it for another year folks! Thank you to everyone who joined us over the weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. More images by @AlinaKisina will be going on the website soon! See you in November 2019!!!
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Lots more shows just announced at including extra @paulkrugman @yanisvaroufakis @SamanthaJPower and @rorysutherland Still lots more to come in our biggest ever festival lineup to celebrate ten years of making sense of economics.
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And…. we’re off! . Full house in Cleeres for our first show of the weekend! and it’s sold out! . Inflation, Interest Rates & Central Banks: A Perfect Economic Storm . ft @StephanieKelton @SonyKapoor Kevin Gildea, Paul McCulley
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Day 3 in full swing! . Don’t miss out on our array of fantastic evening shows tonight! .Grab tickets @ .. #Kilkenomics
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BREAKING: A tasting menu from this year's KILKENOMICS programme will go on sale at from 2pm this afternoon. Great shows on Brexit, Trump, Populism, Property and a chat with @JeffDSachs Stay tuned!.
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Full Programme now available on our website. Lots of new shows added where we'll be discussing topics from music, urban planning, Irish rebellions ,reasons to be cheerful and plenty more. Have a look @davidmcw
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Day 3 just about to start with @davidmcw & @JeffDSachs @WatergateKK Are you ready for a full day of economics and comedy? Check out the full programme of events for today. Tickets can be booked at the Box Office or online at
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Have a gander at our new video, celebrating 10 years of Kilkenomics!
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Evening everyone. You should know that fewer that 100 tickets remain for Paul Krugman's and Jeffrey Sachs's shows with @davidmcw in St. Canice's Cathedral in @LoveKilkenny We strongly advise to book now to avoid disappointment at
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So lovely to have you here. The next generation of economists👍👍.
Leaving Cert Economics students enjoyed an insightful discussion on Brexit at Kilkenomics this evening. They are pictured on stage in the Set Theatre with Associate Professor of Economics, Bill Black and comedian, Colm O’Regan. Thanks to Ms. Murphy. @colmoregan @WilliamKBlack
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Photo of the day has to go to this one of Gerry Stembridge being 'comforted' by the dulcet tones of the ever informative @PinchasLandau giving his predictions for the world in 2019. Where else would you get it?? Image by @AlinaKisina
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Biggest #Kilkenomics thanks of all goes to every person who bought tickets. THANK YOU. We hope you enjoyed it and welcome your feedback.
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The box office is open! . Pop in and check out our program, or buy tickets! . 76 John St Lower, .Kilkenny . Thurs-Sat: 10 am - 8pm .Sun: 10 am - 2pm
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It wouldn’t be Kilkenomics if we weren’t all laughing! . Day 2 at Kilkenomics brought fire to the stage with big ideas and bigger debates. Are you ready for Day 3?. #Kilkenomics
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We thought you'd like to relive some Kilkenomics Moments with us ahead of next weekend! Here is a panel discussing European symbolism & euro notes: And yes, @yanisvaroufakis was correct about the Dutch construction project he mentions.
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Prompted by @martinwolf_ 's 2020 economics booklist, who would you like to see at Kilkenomics this year and what would you like to see discussed? @davidmcw.
Happening now! >> What are the best economics books of 2020 so far? Join the FT's chief economics commentator Martin Wolf & literary editor Frederick Studemann for a live discussion TODAY at 12pm UK time. Post a comment under this story to get involved:
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Misbehaviour and Animal Spirits in the Watergate this evening. @nntaleb @rorysutherland @jenoconnell . #KILKENOMICS2022
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The panel kicking off The Ormond Brunch discussing climate change, climate fatigue and lots more as they go through the weekend’s papers. @KuperSimon @CAugustenborg @karlkingov and Gerry Stembridge.
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With gender equality being challenged in recent weeks, join our all-women panel on Sunday morning as they try to answer why exactly it is there are so few women studying the subject, and even fewer pursuing it as a career.
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As promised, here's our MASSIVE 10th anniversary show: HAVE WE REACHED PEAK CAPITALISM? with @paulkrugman @jeffsachs @LiamHalligan @MehreenKhn @lindayueh hosted by @andrewismaxwell ON SALE NOW!
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What could make a Sunday in Kilkenny better than enjoying a coffee or tea & croissant in the company of economists & comedians in the lovely Set Theatre? Get yourself to The Continental Brunch Sunday morning - tickets available here:
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Happy Birthday to @rorysutherland! Cake and everything here at #kilkenomics - we take care of our esteemed guests 🤓
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We will have podcasts and videos up from talks over the next few days. As the great audiences will tell you - there were brilliant events.
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A Great End to a Great Weekend. Thanks for all for coming out, see you next year Nov 6-9 2025! . #Kilkenomics2024
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Are economists' brains worth $1,000,000? Make your mind up this weekend at Kilkenomics! Here's what @ProfSteveKeen thinks, in another Kilkenomics Moment
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Morning folks. Here's preview of a whopping show we have going on sale later today! Standby. www.kilkenomics.com
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What's behind the universal appeal of something like McDonald's? @nntaleb offers an opinion. #kilkenomics @naoisen
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Afternoon discussion on why some places prosper and others don’t. How do you really measure wealth? #kilkenomics
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Thank you to everyone who made today happen - venues, lighting and sound staff, box office, volunteers, speakers and audiences. #kilkenomics.
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‘Democracy to Dictatorship : How to Lose a Country’ discussion going on here in a packed Set Theatre. @LangtonsKK with @ETemelkuran @KuperSimon @MatinaStevis and @KonstantinKisin
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Here we go: first few shows for this year's @kilkenomics now on sale over at More to be announced next week.
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The Next European Crisis . @ The Watergate Theatre . ft @carole_nakhle @robertshrimsley @CNBCJou @andrewismaxwell @leahroseelydown . #Kilkenomics
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Beautiful sky over Kilkenny. Day 3 of #Kilkenomics. Dare we say but the best is yet to come? #Kilkenomics
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Day 2 of #kilkenomics underway in just over an hour, still tickets on sale and lots to discuss!
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What a fantastic day 1! . It all kicks off again later at The Set Theatre with ‘The Economics of the New Cold War’ at 1 pm . ft @davidmcw @Noahpinion @AngelicaOung @KabanovskyA . Tickets @.
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Kilkenny is the place to be today! If you missed out on our sold out brunches head to The Continental Brunch at 12pm, then we have @paddycullivan talking The Joy of Brex at 2pm & we finish off in a cheerful mood with @davidmcw @Desbishop @LiamHalligan & @Marladukharan at 4:30pm.
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The David McWilliams Podcast Live . Sold out right now at The Watergate Theatre 📍 . @davidmcw , John Davis
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Almost halfway through day 3 of #Kilkenomics what a day, and the weather is behaving, thankfully!
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Thank you so much to our volunteers, venues, bars, SPEAKERS, technicians, staff and of course AUDIENCES for Saturday. It's much appreciated.
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Isn't John @redlemonade a great Ambassador for Kilkenny? Passionately presents KK as a viable option for business and living #Kilkenomics.
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Kicking off Kilkenomics Day 1 with the The David McWilliams Podcast LIVE 🤠. This Kilkenomics is a very special one - there has never been so much to talk about 👇. Tickets at 🎟️⚡️. 📷: @Allenkiely
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The design team behind the Festival. Mighty and highly recommended to work with.
Last show of #Kilkenomics 2016, looking into 2017. A pleasure to work with @kilkenomics Festival again.
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NEWSFLASH: Production hold tickets for two of our hottest SOLD OUT shows with @danariely and @paulkrugman have just been released: Get in quick!
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Interesting hearing about how Confirmation Bias can affect belief even when faced with indisputable facts. @JamesGRickards #kilkenomics
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Say Three of Kilkenomics opens with @SamanthaJPower in conversation with @colmoregan in a capacity @LangtonsKK Ballroom.
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The David McWilliams Podcast LIVE . On now at the Watergate theatre. #KILKENOMICS2022 .@davidmcw
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Brand new show for @KIlkenomics! The brilliant and funny legend of behavioural economics @danariely will be in conversation with @davidmcw in @visitkilkenny's medieval gem St. Canice's Cathedral on Friday Nov 8th. Book now!
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.@karlkingov starting off the meaning of price elasticity and its relationship to underwear in Jargon Busting with @colmoregan @CormacLucey @AlisonSpittle @pjgallagher @GuerillaEcon and @MehreenKhn
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Power, Corruption & Lies: Nassim Taleb & Fintan O’Toole with Colm O’Regan . Tickets on sale now via link in bio 🎟️☝️. @nntaleb @colmoregan @fotoole
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Did you miss PK Today yesterday from #kilkenomics with @WilliamKBlack @maxkeiser @davidmcw - catch up here: http://t.co/OfXyPXe4.
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Everybody getting settled in for the first talk of Saturday's #kilkenomics - gonna be a good 'un! @SetKilkenny
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